@techreport{ai25-1265,
  title = {{Absent and Afraid? Immigration Enforcement and Student Attendance in the Second Trump Administration}},
  author = {Kirsten Slungaard Mumma},
  institution = {Annenberg Institute at Brown University},
  type = {EdWorkingPaper},
  number = {25-1265},
  year = {2025},
  month = {December},
  doi = {10.26300/vxtn-r577},
  url = {https://edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1265},
  abstract = {Intensified immigration enforcement activity under the second Trump administration has increased anxiety for immigrants in the United States, including many families with school-age children. This study provides early evidence on the effects of the second Trump presidency on the attendance of students who may be from immigrant families. Using a difference-in-differences design, I estimate the effects of the second Trump presidency on the attendance of English learners (ELs) relative to non-ELs in samples of schools in Rhode Island and Connecticut. I find negative effects in both settings. In Connecticut, I find small decreases in average attendance for EL students and larger increases in chronic absenteeism of 0.83 percentage points (2.8\%). In Rhode Island, I find that attendance for EL students fell by 1.97 percentage points (2.3\%). Together with other recent work, my results suggest that immigration enforcement under the second Trump presidency is already impacting students and schools in a variety of settings nationwide.},
}